In this era of rapid change in health care, nurses must become aware of the opportunities available to contribute. By examining not only nursing’s past, but also its future, various methods emerge that add the all-important nursing voice to the evolution of health care. In addition, examining the National Academy of Medicine’s report and update on the Future of Nursing 2030 suggests further opportunities to contribute. Included in this presentation is a discussion of technology as it contributes to advances in care.

In this era of rapid change in health care, nurses must become aware of the opportunities available to contribute. By examining not only nursing’s past, but also its future, various methods emerge that add the all-important nursing voice to the evolution of health care. In addition, examining the National Academy of Medicine’s report and update on the Future of Nursing 2030 suggests further opportunities to contribute. Included in this presentation is a discussion of technology as it contributes to advances in care.

Learning Outcomes: At the end of this presentation the participant will be able to:• Describe the role of the registered nurse in the future• Describe the Institute of Medicine’s recommendations as they pertain to the nurses’ role• Understand strategic practices for developing the nursing role

Adele Webb, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN

Assistant Dean, Capella University

Adele Webb, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN, is an assistant dean at Capella University. Her focus is on international nurse capacity development as it relates to both communicable and non-communicable diseases. She has received extensive funding for her international work and has published her findings in several refereed journals. Adele has contributed to World Health Organization guidelines, testified to the Institute of Medicine, and given testimony to the White House on nursing workforce issues. She continues to collaborate with the WHO as well as the World NCD Congress, and these efforts have helped contribute to improved nurse capacity in health care systems across 43 countries.

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CRNI® RUs: This session has been approved for 1 CRNI® recertification unit and meets the non INS Meeting criteria.

Contact Hours: This session has been approved for 1 contact hour

Expiration date for receipt of contact hours: June 19, 2022

To receive contact hours for this educational activity, you are required to attend the entire educational activity and complete the evaluation.

INS is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Living with sickle cell anemia: what I wish my caregivers understood about me—Kelsey Taylor

Living with sickle cell anemia: what I wish my caregivers understood about me—Kelsey Taylor

Kelsey Taylor

My name is Kelsey Taylor and I am a 25-year-old college student at Wheaton College, MA studying Film and New Media Studies. I was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia at birth, and since then have been advocating for patients nationwide. While struggling with sickle cell, I had my first pain crisis when I was 5 years old, suffered severe daily pain since age 16, and at 19 I ended up doing a bone marrow transplant in an attempt to cure my disease. I engrafted—meaning new, healthy bone marrow was producing normal cells—but my body rejected the healthy marrow and sickle cell disease returned a month later. Since then, I've focused on advocating and sharing my experience with the disease, including creating a podcast to raise awareness of the patient perspective of not just sickle cell, but many chronic illnesses, diseases, and disabilities. The Pill podcast is a new type of health podcast that interviews young adults who have chronic illness, diseases, and disabilities worldwide.

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Host: Dawn Berndt, DNP, RN, CRNI® – INS Infusion Nurse Educator

Guest: Kelsey Taylor

Sickle cell disease is a family of blood disorders that affects the hemoglobin molecule in red blood cells, and impacts approximately 80,000 individuals in the United States. It’s the most common inherited blood disorder in this country, affecting 1 in 500 African Americans and 1 in 1000-1400 Hispanic Americans. In sickle cell disease, the hemoglobin molecules are atypical and change into a crescent—or sickle—shape. Those living with sickle cell disease often experience episodes of severe pain and suffer the effects of anemia, which causes extreme fatigue, shortness of breath and, in children, delayed growth and development. In adults, serious complications may include pulmonary hypertension, a form of high blood pressure that affects the blood vessels that supply the lung.

Podcast guest Kelsey Taylor describes her experiences living with the disease, and explains how she works to advocate for those who experience sickle cell and other chronic conditions.

Caring for the caregiver is often a discounted aspect of health care. Nurses pour out their compassion, strength, abilities, and expertise on behalf of their patients, yet often, their own personal health and well-being is neglected. This focus track is dedicated to building strong nurses and strong practice. This entire program has been approved for 5 contact hours and 10 CRNI® RUs and meets the INS Meeting criteria.

STRONG NURSES, STRONG PRACTICE

Caring for the caregiver is often a discounted aspect of health care. Nurses pour out their compassion, strength, abilities, and expertise on behalf of their patients, yet often, their own personal health and well-being is neglected. This focus track is dedicated to building strong nurses and strong practice.

Championing Workplace Civility

8:00 - 9:00 AM EDT

Understanding why horizontal violence exists

Steps that need to be taken in order to change the status quo

Applying the describe, express, specify, and consequences (DESC) model to strengthen civility in the workplace

Compassion Fatigue and Burnout: Understanding the Differences and Managing the Consequences

9:00 - 10:00 AM EDT

Development of a nurse-patient therapeutic relationship may put nurses at risk for compassion fatigue

Cumulative stress related to the work environment can contribute to burnout

Explore strategies to recognize and manage the symptoms of compassion fatigue and burnout and mitigate the risks

Substance Use Disorder in Nursing

10:30 - 11:30 AM EDT

Substance use disorder (SUD) is a complex disease with many serious consequences

Health care workers are not immune, and SUD is especially challenging in the nursing profession

This session will describe SUD, identify the symptoms, and discuss the nurse’s obligation to act if SUD is suspected in a colleague

It's Time for YOU: The Healthy Infusion Nurse

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Take a moment to think about taking better care of yourself and getting healthy

Attendees will learn about mind-body interventions including the power of gratitude, meditation, grounding, mindfulness, and breathing

Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation

1:00 - 2:00 PM EDT

This session will discuss the key areas of nurse well-being including rest, nutrition, physical activity, quality of life, and safety and how to implement them into practice

Contact Hours

This entire program has been approved for 5 contact hours. Expiration date for receipt of contact hours: May 21, 2022

CRNI® Recertification Units

This entire program has been approved for 10 CRNI® recertification units and meets the INS Meeting criteria.

*Note: Participants who attend the live version of this program at INS 2019 in Baltimore, MD are not eligible to receive contact hours or CRNI® recertification units through this online program.

Championing Workplace Civility

Arna Robins, MSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, NREMT8:00 - 9:00 AM EDT

Although nurses enter the profession to help others, many times nurses are not helpful to one another. All nurses must understand why horizontal violence exists and what steps need to be taken to change the status quo. This session will define and describe different types of horizontal violence and discuss the reasons for its occurrence. Using the describe, express, specify, and consequences (DESC) model, attendees will learn how to have difficult conversations with colleagues in an effort to strengthen civility in the workplace.

Learning Outcomes: After the session, attendees will be able to describe horizontal violence and discuss strategies for having difficult conversations.

Compassion Fatigue and Burnout: Understanding the Differences and Managing the Consequences

When developing a nurse-patient therapeutic relationship, a nurse’s proclivity for empathy may put them at risk for compassion fatigue. Cumulative stress related to the work environment can contribute to burnout. Although compassion fatigue and burnout have similarities in etiologies, triggers, and symptoms, they differ in several ways. This session will explore strategies on how to recognize and manage the symptoms of both situations, understand the similarities and differences, and how to mitigate the risks.

Learning Outcomes: After the session, attendees will be able to describe the similarities and differences between compassion fatigue and burnout, and verbalize potential strategies to manage both.

Substance Use Disorder in Nursing

Suzanne Alunni-Kinkle, MSN, RN, CARN10:30 - 11:30 AM EDT

Substance use disorder (SUD) is a complex disease with many serious consequences. SUD can range in severity from substance misuse to substance dependency. Health care workers are not immune, and SUD is especially challenging in the nursing profession. This disorder affects as many as 1 in 10 nurses, many of whom are not identified and may continue to practice, potentially endangering the lives of patients. This session will describe SUD, identify the symptoms, and discuss the nurse’s obligation to act if SUD is suspected in a colleague.

Learning Outcomes: After the session, attendees will be able to identify behavioral and physical changes that occur with SUD and will understand steps to take if SUD is suspected.

It's Time for YOU: The Healthy Infusion Nurse

When was the last time you took a moment to think about taking better care of yourself and getting healthy? In this mind-body connection session, attendees will learn about mind-body interventions, including the power of gratitude, meditation, grounding, mindfulness, and breathing.

Learning Outcome: After the session, attendees will be able to describe mind-body strategies that foster health and wellness.

Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation

Holly Carpenter, BSN, RN1:00 - 2:00 PM EDT

Many nurses in the United States are overweight, do not get enough sleep, do not eat the recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables, and have high workplace stress. In recognition of this alarming data from the American Nurses Association’s (ANA’s) “Healthy Risk Appraisal,” ANA created the Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation (HNHN) initiative. This session will discuss the key areas of nurse well-being including rest, nutrition, physical activity, quality of life, and safety, along with strategies for implementation in practice.

Learning Outcomes: After the session, attendees will be able to discuss the HNHN initiative and make a commitment to improve their own health and wellness.

Contact Hours

This entire program has been approved for 5 contact hours.

Expiration date for receipt of contact hours: May 21, 2022

CRNI® Recertification Units

This entire program has been approved for 10 CRNI® recertification units and meets the INS Meeting criteria.

*Note: Participants who attend the live version of this program at INS 2019 in Baltimore, MD are not eligible to receive contact hours or CRNI® recertification units through this online program.

Arna Robins, MSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, NREMT

PeaceHealth

Arna K. Robins, MSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, NREMT, was a pediatric/neonatal flight nurse in the Southwest, before returning to the Pacific Northwest in 2012, where she is a house supervisor at Peace Island Medical Center in Friday Harbor, Washington. She obtained an MSN from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix and a BSN from Azusa Pacific University in Azua, California, and she is a coauthor of the book The Dauntless Nurse: Communications Confidence Builder.

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Deborah Boyle, MSN, RN, AOCNS®, FAAN

Advanced Oncology Nursing Resources

Deborah Boyle, MSN, RN, AOCNS®, FAAN, is a certified advanced oncology clinical nurse specialist who has practiced for more than 4 decades. She has been the recipient of numerous honors from the Oncology Nursing Society, and in 1999, she was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing. Debi has delivered many lectures in the United States and abroad, and is the author of more than 300 publications and 4 books.

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Marlene Steinheiser, PhD, RN, CRNI®

Infusion Nurses Society

Marlene Steinheiser, PhD, RN, CRNI®, is the Infusion Nurses Society's director of nursing education. Dr. Steinheiser has more than 30 years of nursing experience in acute care, home infusion/home care, long-term care, education, and regulatory environments. Her research interest is compassion fatigue and its effects on nurses, patients, and organizations. Dr. Steinheiser's most recent research on compassion fatigue among nurses in skilled nursing facilities has been supported by grants from the University of Arizona and Sigma Theta Tau.

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Suzanne Alunni-Kinkle, MSN, RN, CARN

FSSolutions

Suzanne Alunni-Kinkle, MSN, RN, CARN, has more than 29 years of experience in substance use disorder treatment and prevention. Currently, she is director of business development–recovery management solutions for FSSolutions, an administrator of professional health monitoring services. Previously, she was chief nursing director of the Intervention Project for Nurses of the Florida Nurses Association and director of the New Jersey State Nurses Association's recovery and monitoring program. She serves on the executive of board of directors for the International Nurses Society of Addictions and the board of directors of the National Organization of Alternative Programs. Ms. Alunni-Kinkle is a member of the American Nurses Association and the Florida Nurses Association.

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Melissa Harker, MSN, RN-BC

Hackensack Meridian Health

Melissa Harker, MSN, RN-BC, is the manager of education for integrative health and medicine at Hackensack Meridian Health. She holds a master's degree in nursing education and a national certification in gerontology. Currently working on a doctoral degree with a focus on nursing leadership, she also has studied at the BirchTree Center of Healthcare Transformation and is a graduate of the Integrative Healing Arts Academy. Ms. Harker is a visiting professor at several universities and a published writer.

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Sara Scheller, BSN, RN, CCRN, NBC-HWC

Hackensack Meridian Health

Sara Scheller, BSN, RN, CCRN, NBC-HWC, is a nationally board-certified health and wellness coach and an integrative nurse health coach for the integrative health and medicine program at Hackensack Meridian Health in New Jersey. Ms. Scheller received a BSN from Stockton University in Galloway Township in New Jersey and has trained at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, the HeartMath Institute, and the Birch Tree Center for Healthcare Transformation. She is also an active member of the American Holistic Nurses Association and a system-wide health and wellness nursing council.

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Holly Carpenter, BSN, RN

American Nurses Association

Holly Carpenter, BSN, RN, is the senior policy advisor for the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Nursing Practice and Work Environment and Innovation departments. Her responsibilities include ANA's Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation initiatives, such as the Grand Challenge; resources and continuing education programs; and supporting work environment issues. Before joining the ANA, she was worked for the Maryland Nurses Association and the state of Maryland’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

After the session, attendees will be able to compare and contrast his or her current understanding about implanted vascular access ports with the information presented and become aware of areas where practice change may be necessary.

Any “port” in a storm? Not all ports are the same. In this session, learn more about implanted vascular access ports, what they are, what they are not, and what the infusion nurse’s responsibilities are regarding port care, maintenance, and use.

Learning Outcomes: After the session, attendees will be able to compare and contrast his or her current understanding about implanted vascular access ports with the information presented and become aware of areas where practice change may be necessary.

Susanne Conley, MSN, RN, AOCNS®, CPON®

Clinical Specialist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Susanne Conley, MSN, RN, AOCNS®, CPON®, is a clinical nurse specialist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) in Boston. Her work has been published in several professional nursing journals, and she has been the author of chapters for oncology textbooks. She helped develop an infusion team at DFCI focused on best practice for central line care, and was selected as an expert panelist at the Oncology Nursing Society's 2018 Annual Congress for best practice in central line care.

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CRNI® RUs: 2 This entire program has been approved for 2 CRNI® recertification units and meets the INS Meeting criteria.*Note: Participants who attended the live version of this program at INS 2019 in Baltimore, MD are not eligible to receive CRNI® recertification units through this online program.

Contact Hours: 1 To receive contact hours for this educational activity, you are required to attend the entire educational activity and complete the evaluation. *Note: Participants who attended the live version of this program at INS 2019 in Baltimore, MD are not eligible to receive contact hours through this online program.

Expiration date for receipt of contact hours: May 20, 2022

INS is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

After the session, attendees will be able to report increased knowledge about breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and survival.

More than 250,000 new cases of breast cancer were diagnosed in the US in 2018. The second most-common cancer in women, the incidence of breast cancer is surpassed only by skin cancer. The average risk of developing breast cancer among American women is 12%, or 1 in 8. Researchers around the world are working to find better ways to prevent, detect, and treat breast cancer, and to improve the quality of life of patients and survivors. Some of the many active areas of research include: causes, treatment of metastatic breast cancer, new laboratory tests for breast cancer, breast cancer treatment, and supportive care. This session will highlight what is new in the field of breast cancer and how the infusion nurse is an integral member of the breast cancer treatment team.

Learning Outcomes: After the session, attendees will be able to report increased knowledge about breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and survival.

Linda Bell, MS, RN, CBCN®, CN-BN®

Assistant Nurse Manager, University of Rochester

Linda Bell, MS, RN, CBCN®, CN-BN®, is a registered nurse with 35 years of experience in medical, surgical, and oncology nursing. As the assistant nurse manager of the University of Rochester's Wilmot Cancer Institute, she developed and implemented a multidisciplinary breast clinic. Her abstract publications include Assessing and Treating Lymphedema Using Bioimpedance Spectroscopy in Breast Cancer Patients, and she coauthored Piloting of Psychosocial Distress Monitoring in a Multidisciplinary Breast Center. Ms. Bell was the president of the Genesee Valley Oncology Nurses Society in 2018.

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CRNI® RUs: 2 This entire program has been approved for 2 CRNI® recertification units and meets the INS Meeting criteria.*Note: Participants who attended the live version of this program at INS 2019 in Baltimore, MD are not eligible to receive CRNI® recertification units through this online program.

Contact Hours: 1 To receive contact hours for this educational activity, you are required to attend the entire educational activity and complete the evaluation. *Note: Participants who attended the live version of this program at INS 2019 in Baltimore, MD are not eligible to receive contact hours through this online program.

Expiration date for receipt of contact hours: May 20, 2022

INS is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

After the session, attendees will be able to identify patients who are appropriate for inotropic therapy at home and discuss nursing considerations for those patients.

Inotrope therapy is now administered in the home setting for patients with advanced heart failure, as a bridge to transplantation or palliation of symptoms. Interdisciplinary collaboration is key to the success of inotrope therapy at home and the prevention of hospital readmissions. This session will discuss heart failure etiology, medications used for inotrope therapy, the identification of patients who are appropriate for home inotropic therapy, treatment guidelines, and nursing considerations. The importance of interdisciplinary collaboration throughout the process for a successful care plan and the prevention of hospital readmission will be addressed.

Learning Outcomes: After the session, attendees will be able to identify patients who are appropriate for inotropic therapy at home and discuss nursing considerations for those patients.

Nimi Tarango, MSN, RN, GNP-BC

Nimaljeet (Nimi) K. Tarango, MSN, RN, GNP-BC, is a nurse practitioner on the cardiology service at University of California, San Francisco, Medical Center. She has more than 22 years of experience, 13 of which have focused on heart failure. The recipient of numerous awards, including the Excellence in Cardiovascular Nursing Award, the Preceptor of the Year Award, among several others, she has also published material in the areas of pulmonary arterial hypertension and heart failure.

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CRNI® RUs: 2 This entire program has been approved for 2 CRNI® recertification units and meets the INS Meeting criteria.*Note: Participants who attended the live version of this program at INS 2019 in Baltimore, MD are not eligible to receive CRNI® recertification units through this online program.

Contact Hours: 1 To receive contact hours for this educational activity, you are required to attend the entire educational activity and complete the evaluation. *Note: Participants who attended the live version of this program at INS 2019 in Baltimore, MD are not eligible to receive contact hours through this online program.

Expiration date for receipt of contact hours: May 20, 2022

INS is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

After the session, attendees will be able to identify the most common pathogens associated with CLABSI, its clinical presentation, and techniques to reduce the risk of contamination.

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are preventable infections that lead to thousands of patient deaths each year. In addition to the loss of patient lives, these infections add billions of dollars to the cost of health care in the US. This session will review the most common pathogens associated with CLABSI, its clinical presentation, confirmatory testing, and preventative techniques.

Learning Outcome: After the session, attendees will be able to identify the most common pathogens associated with CLABSI, its clinical presentation, and techniques to reduce the risk of contamination.

​Ann Marie Pettis, BSN, RN, CIC®, FAPIC

Director of Infection Prevention, University of Rochester Medicine

Ann Marie Pettis, BSN, RN, CIC®, FAPIC, has been an infection preventionist for more than 30 years. She is currently director of infection prevention for University of Rochester Medicine in Rochester, New York. She has held a variety of elected and volunteer positions during her long-standing involvement with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. She currently serves as secretary of the executive committee of the APIC Board of Directors. She also was an author of the CLABSI prevention section of the 2014 update of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals.

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CRNI® RUs: 2 This entire program has been approved for 2 CRNI® recertification units and meets the INS Meeting criteria.*Note: Participants who attended the live version of this program at INS 2019 in Baltimore, MD are not eligible to receive CRNI® recertification units through this online program.

Contact Hours: 1 To receive contact hours for this educational activity, you are required to attend the entire educational activity and complete the evaluation. *Note: Participants who attended the live version of this program at INS 2019 in Baltimore, MD are not eligible to receive contact hours through this online program.

Expiration date for receipt of contact hours: May 20, 2022

INS is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Nurses made a difference: a discussion with Jonathan James, CEO, Hope Charities

Nurses made a difference: a discussion with Jonathan James, CEO, Hope Charities

Jonathan James

CEO, Hope Charities

Jonathan James is the CEO of Hope Charities, a national organization that serves people living with a chronic illness find resources and financial assistance. Jonathan was born with severe Hemophilia A as a spontaneous mutation during a scary time for the hemophilia community. He has had 10 major joint surgeries and innumerable hospital stays. Jonathan is now 38 years old; is married to the love of his life of 15 years, and has 4 beautiful children. With over 10 years of experience as a financial advisor, he now works full-time helping families through difficult seasons find hope in their time of crisis.

Hope Charities is a non-profit organization established to be a conduit of hope, strength, and resources for individuals and families facing crisis caused by a chronic illness. Hope Charities helps support families by connecting them to resources and counseling, and also helps them navigate financial assistance programs.

“Facing a chronic illness can be a long uphill battle that can feel cold and lonely over time. Hope Charities was established to be a friend in the midst of that difficult place that can come along side someone and support them like family. We understand some of the challenges people face and want them to know that they are not alone.” — Jonathan James, CEO, Hope Charities.

As the most common procedure performed in the acute care setting, insertion of the short peripheral intravenous (IV) catheter is a basic nursing skill. It is, however, far from benign. There is a lack of standardized education and competency assessment in this foundational skill. In addition, a lack of validated assessment tools has hindered accurate evaluation of the patient harm caused by complications such as infiltration, extravasation, phlebitis, and infection. This presentation will provide an overview and respond to audience questions regarding the use of short peripheral IV access and its role in the current standard of practice, the potential complications that arise with use, and strategies to optimize outcomes in the management of short peripheral IV access.

As the most common procedure performed in the acute care setting, insertion of the short peripheral intravenous (IV) catheter is a basic nursing skill. It is, however, far from benign. There is a lack of standardized education and competency assessment in this foundational skill. In addition, a lack of validated assessment tools has hindered accurate evaluation of the patient harm caused by complications such as infiltration, extravasation, phlebitis, and infection. This presentation will provide an overview and respond to audience questions regarding the use of short peripheral IV access and its role in the current standard of practice, the potential complications that arise with use, and strategies to optimize outcomes in the management of short peripheral IV access.

Learning Outcomes: At the conclusion of the webinar, the participant will be able to:• Identify two complications of short peripheral catheter access that may cause patient harm• Describe two evidence-based strategies to optimize outcomes in short peripheral catheter management

Lisa Gorski, MS, RN, HHCNS-BC, CRNI®, FAAN

Wheaton Franciscan Home Health & Hospice

Lisa Gorski, MS, RN, HHCNS-BC, CRNI®, FAAN, is a clinical nurse specialist at Wheaton Franciscan Home Health and Hospice, a part of Ascension Health at Home. A fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, she has authored several books on infusion therapy, as well as more than 50 journal articles and book chapters. Ms. Gorski is chair of Infusion Nurses Society’s Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice Committee.

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Barb Nickel, APRN-CNS, NP-C, CRNI®, CCRN

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Barb Nickel, APRN-CNS, NP-C, CRNI®, CCRN, has extensive experience in the application of evidence-based guidelines relevant to infusion therapy practice. As a clinical nurse specialist, she is actively involved in infusion-related process improvement at the facility and statewide level, regarding topics such as CLABSI prevention, new graduate training, and smart pump drug library standardization. From 2011 to 2016, Ms. Nickel was a member, then chair/lead nurse-planner for INS’ National Council on Education. She was also a reviewer for both the 2011 and the 2016 Infusion Nursing Standards of Practice.

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CRNI® RUs: This session has been approved for 1 CRNI® recertification unit and meets the non INS Meeting criteria.

Contact Hours: This session has been approved for 1 contact hour

Expiration date for receipt of contact hours: May 8, 2022

To receive contact hours for this educational activity, you are required to attend the entire educational activity and complete the evaluation.

INS is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

You can be friendly AND professional: understanding professional boundaries.

You can be friendly AND professional: understanding professional boundaries.

Rachel Colletta, BSN, IgCN, CRNI®, VA-BC

Director of Professional Education, Life Science Company

Rachel Colletta, BSN, IgCN, CRNI, VA-BC, is a registered nurse with over 30 years of experience in a variety of specialties including trauma/ICU, medical devices, and home infusion therapy. The majority of her career has been spent in the infusion industry both as a home infusion nurse and a nurse educator for a manufacturer of plasma products. Rachel carries certifications in IG therapy, infusion therapy, and vascular access. She has served on planning and educational committees for both IgNS and INS. Rachel's passion for education and knowledge led her to her most recent role as director of professional education at a life science company. Rachel is a graduate of LaRoche college and, most recently, Walden University.

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Host: Dawn Berndt, DNP, RN, CRNI® – INS Infusion Nurse Educator

Guest: Rachel Colletta, BSN, IgCN, CRNI®, VA-BC

Professional boundaries are the spaces between the nurses’ power and the patients’ vulnerability. In all relationships between health care professionals and patients, there is an imbalance of power. Health care professionals have in-depth access to patients’ sensitive personal information and that puts the professional in a position of power. It is important for health care professionals to understand the boundaries of these relationships and to maintain the space that protects the privacy and dignity of patients under their care. This podcast defines and describes the types of professional boundaries and strategies to maintain therapeutic relationships.

Resources:

Professional boundaries. National Council of State Boards of Nursing. https://www.ncsbn.org/professional-boundaries.htm. Accessed April 21, 2019.